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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname Vittoria uses for Corrado?

2. Where does Vittoria tell Giovanna they have to go to visit Enzo?

3. What piece of jewelry does Vittoria ask Giovanna about during their first visit?

4. When does Vittoria tell Nella she will bring Giovanna back from their trip in Part II?

5. How many children did Enzo have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vittoria implore Giovanna to do regarding her parents in Part II?

2. What is the first lie Giovanna tells Angela and Ida?

3. Why does Giovanna begin pestering her friends Angela and Ida about their opinions of her appearance?

4. What do Andrea's siblings seem to think of Andrea when Vittoria takes Giovanna to meet them?

5. What kind of relationship does Vittoria have with Enzo's widow and children?

6. What does Vittoria tell Giovanna about a gift she supposedly gave Giovanna when she was a baby?

7. How do Giovanna's parents react when she says she wants to meet Vittoria?

8. What is one major source of tension between Giovanna and her parents in Part I?

9. What do Giovanna and Angela frequently do that makes Ida feel left out when all three girls sleep over together?

10. What does Giovanna realize her father Andrea is very attached to for the first time in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Vittoria's graphic descriptions of her sexual encounters with Enzo make such a significant impression on Giovanna? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Giovanna becomes so obsessed with Roberto? What kinds of uncomfortable parallels does Giovanna eventually begin to draw between Roberto and other men in her life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Giovanna's conflicting feelings about her sexual encounters with Corrado, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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